Physical sciences
Asteroid with the Size of Empire State Building Set to Fly Past Earth Next Month
A skyscraper-sized asteroid will cross near Earth on September 14, according to the British newspaper Independent, quoted by BNT.
The asteroid is named 2000 QW7 and is between 290 and 650 meters in size. The celestial body is moving at 23 170 kilometers per hour and will travel 5.3 million kilometers from our planet.
Sunny Today, with Highs From 30C to 35C
It will be sunny again today, meteorologist Hristo Hristov of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) told Focus News Agency.
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Astronomy Tours | Athens | August 28, 30 & 31
The National Observatory of Athens is conducting tours in English, offering the public the opportunity to explore the night sky from the Hill of the Nymphs, opposite the Acropolis, through the 8-meter dome of the Doridis telescope. The refracting telescope was built by the French company P.F. Gautier in 1902 and is housed in a building designed by Ernst Ziller.
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Another Sunny and Hot Day
It will be sunny and hot again today, Martin Slavchev of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) told Focus News Agency.
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Sunny Today, Hot in the Afternoon
It will be sunny again today, hot in the afternoon, meteorologist Krasimir Stoev of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) told Focus News Agency.
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Scientists Performed the First Complex Quantum Teleportation
While the theoretical possibility of multidimensional quantum teleportation has been known to scientists for nearly three decades, a research team has developed a new experimental method and the necessary technology to finally achieve it.
Sunny Today, Light Cloud in the Afternoon in Mountainous Areas
It will be sunny today, with light cloud in the afternoon mainly in mountainous areas, meteorologist Georgi Tsekov of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH)told Focus News Agency.
Ambient Air Quality Indicator in Plovdiv Area Does Not Exceed Acceptable Standards
The results of the ambient air quality measurements from the mobile automatic station (MAS) installed in Karlovo after yesterday's fire at the landfill did not show elevated levels, said the press office of the regional environment inspectorate - Plovdiv.
Amazon Rainforest Fire: Extensive Toxic Cloud in the Southern Hemisphere
A huge toxic carbon monoxide cloud is floating south of the equator, according to NASA data interpreted by extreme weather portal Severe Weather Europe. The poison has spread mainly over Central South America, but currents extend it all the way to the west coast of Mexico and the southernmost parts of Africa, Nikolay Vasilkovski wrote for NOVA TV.
The Health Risk of Plastic in Drinking Water is Low
Consumers are not at risk, say WHO.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined as "low" the risk to the health of microplastics in drinking water.
The current level of small particles of plastic in drinking water does not endanger consumers, WHO said, but added that more research was needed on the topic.